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# pas

«pas» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **«not» in French, used with «ne»: «je ne sais pas» is «I…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (French «pas» = not); noun (a pas — a step in ballet; plural pas); in phrases «faux pas», «pas de deux» — not an English word on its own

### meaning for a pupil

1) (French) «Pas» means «not» in French, used with «ne»: «je ne sais pas» is «I don't know»; in casual French people often just say «pas». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#m1)

2) (French, ballet) «Pas» means «a step» in dance: a «pas de deux» is a dance for two people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#m2)

3) «A faux pas» (from French, meaning «false step») is an embarrassing social mistake, like saying the wrong thing at a party. To an English ear «pas» sounds like «pah». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#m3)

4) In some old dialect spellings, "pas" means "past", as in "ran past". [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Part of a place name, Pas-dammim, where David and his warriors stood against the Philistines in a field of barley. Interpretation: Pas-dammim is a battle site; the tradition sees it as a place where God gave Israel victory through David's men. In the primary lessons: In French lessons «pas» is part of the negative: «ce n'est pas grave» (it's not a big deal), «pas du tout» (not at all), «pas mal» (not bad). In ballet classes «pas» names steps. In English, «a faux pas» is used in everyday talk for a social blunder. Also, in French «un pas» is a footstep.

### examples

- He was with David at Pas-dammim, and there the Philistines were gathered together to battle, where was a plot of ground full of barley; and the people fled from before the Philistines. (Writings 1CH.11.13, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#x1)
- «Je ne sais pas» means «I don't know». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#x2)
- «Pas mal!» means «not bad!» [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#x3)
- «Pas du tout» means «not at all». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#x4)
- In ballet, a «pas de deux» is a dance for two. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#x5)
- Wearing trainers to the wedding was a bit of a faux pas. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#x6)
- French «pas» sounds like «pah», and the «s» is silent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#x7)
- «Ce n'est pas grave» means «it doesn't matter». [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#x8)
- "Col'!" exclaimed Uncle Remus; "hit got pas' col' on der quarter stretch. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/#x9)

### note

French, not English, except in borrowed phrases like «faux pas» (said «foh pah»). The «s» is silent. Do not confuse with «pa» (informal for father) or «pass».

### In the corpora

- [Je n'aime pas les légumes means "I don't like vegetables": with like and dislike, les stays even after pas.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/18-food-and-drink/15/)
- [Ne becomes n' before a vowel: je n'aime pas, je n'ai pas; ne and pas go round the verb.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/24-likes-and-dislikes/5/)
- [After pas, des becomes de: J'ai des bonbons, but Je n'ai pas de bonbons.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/26-plurals-les-des-and-silent-s/15/)
- [Ne goes before the verb and pas after it: je n'aime pas, il n'est pas là.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/french/30-questions-and-simple-sentences/10/)
- [daI pas! means pass it to me!](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/ukrainian-street/15-football-wait-lets-play-and-bagsy/6/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «pas» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/P/pas/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.